Malware Analyst
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Job Summary
Job Title: Malware Analyst
Job Location: Minneapolis MN
Job Type: Contract
Job Description:
- Conduct static and dynamic analysis of potentially malicious Android applications APKs and SDKs
- Perform reverse engineering to uncover malicious behaviours and techniques used in Android threats
- Identify and analyse spyware trojans rootkits and other mobile malware variants
- Analyse network traffic and detect indicators of commandandcontrol C2 activity or data exfiltration
- Prepare clear and concise technical reports including executive summaries for nontechnical audiences
- Support client communications by presenting findings and answering questions
- Assist in mentoring or guiding junior analysts as needed
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science a related technical field or equivalent practical experience
- 2-3 years of experience in security assessments security design reviews or threat modelling
- Experience in malware analysis reverse engineering and software development
- Must have Experience
- Programming Languages Java Kotlin JavaScript Flutter Good is any 2 languages
- Security Techniques Static analysis dynamic analysis behavioural analysis
- Platforms Frameworks Virus Total MITRE ATTCK Android Studio Wireshark ADB
- Understanding of Android internals eg app lifecycle permissions DEX structure
- Familiarity with mobile app store policies and secure coding best practices
- Basic experience with network traffic analysis and protocol interception
- Awareness of PHA Potentially Harmful App categories and common Indicators of Compromise IOCs
Good to have skills
- Experience with reverse engineering tools Ghidra IDA Pro Frida Jadx Burp Suite
- Knowledge of detection signature development such as writing YARA rules
- Exposure to automation of threat detection pipelines or malware analysis workflows
- Ability to build or modify custom toolsscripts for reverse engineering or analysis
- Familiarity with scripting eg Bash Python to streamline tasks and improve efficiency
Mandatory Skills
HibernateAngularJavaJavaScriptMicroservicesSpringBootTypeScriptJasmineKarma
Key Skills
- ArcGIS
- Intelligence Community Experience
- GIS
- Python
- Computer Networking
- Data Collection
- Intelligence Experience
- R
- Relational Databases
- Analysis Skills
- Data Management
- Application Development
